Naughty Dog founder Jason Rubin appointed THQ president

Jason Rubin, one of Uncharted studio Naughty Dog's founders, is the new president of THQ.

He takes on the role with immediate effect and will be responsible for all product development, marketing and publishing operations.

While at Naughty Dog, which he set up out of high school in 1984 with chum Andy Gavin, Rubin co-created Crash Bandicoot and Jak & Daxter among other franchises. He left the studio in 2004 to set up "media mashup tool" Flektor, which was later sold to Fox.

"Jason's proven track record in the industry speaks for itself, and he is one of the brightest minds in the business," commented CEO Brian Farrell.

"We believe he can be a game changer and can contribute immensely to executing on our strategy of delivering quality connected core game experiences."

Rubin inherits a streamlined slate that includes Darksiders 2, Saint's Row: The Third - Enter the Dominatrix, Company of Heroes 2, Metro: Last Light, South Park: The Game and WWE '13.

THQ recently announced that it had dropped Tomonobu Itagaki actioner Devil's Third, while its planned Warhammer MMO is being scaled back to a more traditional affair.

In other THQ HR news, Rubin's entrance coincides with Danny Bilson's exit. The publisher's lively core games boss is leaving to "pursue other interests". Boo, we liked him.

Naughty Dog founder Jason Rubin appointed THQ president

Jason Rubin, one of Uncharted studio Naughty Dog's founders, is the new president of THQ.

He takes on the role with immediate effect and will be responsible for all product development, marketing and publishing operations.

While at Naughty Dog, which he set up out of high school in 1984 with chum Andy Gavin, Rubin co-created Crash Bandicoot and Jak & Daxter among other franchises. He left the studio in 2004 to set up "media mashup tool" Flektor, which was later sold to Fox.

"Jason's proven track record in the industry speaks for itself, and he is one of the brightest minds in the business," commented CEO Brian Farrell.

"We believe he can be a game changer and can contribute immensely to executing on our strategy of delivering quality connected core game experiences."

Rubin inherits a streamlined slate that includes Darksiders 2, Saint's Row: The Third - Enter the Dominatrix, Company of Heroes 2, Metro: Last Light, South Park: The Game and WWE '13.

I'm sure Jason will bring THQ to new heights. He's the founder of Naughty Dog after all. The most talented studio in the business.

Uhm, sure, but was has he done for me lately? He wasn't part of what put ND on the map, which is undoubtedly the Uncharted franchise. Not to say that Crash Bandicoot and J & D weren't decent franchises, they just weren't Uncharted type franchises IMHO.

So since 2004 he did what, Well him and Andy created Flektor. I'm sorry, but who in the gaming word gives a rats ass about Flektor.

Maybe he does have it, maybe he doesn't, but I'm not going to credit him as being a super genius of ND which is now famous for Uncharted when he had nothing to do with Uncharted's success, and he's been out of the gaming industry for 8yrs.

Uhm, sure, but was has he done for me lately? He wasn't part of what put ND on the map, which is undoubtedly the Uncharted franchise. Not to say that Crash Bandicoot and J & D weren't decent franchises, they just weren't Uncharted type franchises IMHO.

So since 2004 he did what, Well him and Andy created Flektor. I'm sorry, but who in the gaming word gives a rats ass about Flektor.

Maybe he does have it, maybe he doesn't, but I'm not going to credit him as being a super genius of ND which is now famous for Uncharted when he had nothing to do with Uncharted's success, and he's been out of the gaming industry for 8yrs.

Good luck to him though.

I'm thinking they brought him on board to sell the company. See the links and excerpts below.

"Kay2 Ventures is a business consulting and investment firm based in Los Angeles, California. Its two principals, Jason and Philip Kay, are passionate entrepreneurs, investors and advisors with over 40 years of combined experience starting, growing and selling companies."

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